Archive of posts filed under the Closed-End Funds category.

Closed-end funds are considered to be cheap when the market prices of their shares trade at a discount to their NAVs. Hence investors looking to add some of this asset type to their portfolio may want to pick them up when they trade at a discount as opposed to a premium. From a recent Journal …

Closed-End funds can be used as one type of vehicle for earning current income and capital growth. Similar to ETFs, mutual funds, Closed-End funds can also be used to gain exposure to overseas markets which are difficult to access for foreign investors. The following are some of the advantages of Closed-End funds: Opportunity to buy …

The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig has written an interesting article on the risks of high yields paid by closed-end funds. Closed-end funds trade like stocks and are considered cheap when they trade at a discount to their NAVs. They trade at a premium if the market price is more than their NAV. Closed-end funds …

Singapore and Malaysia used to be hot investment destinations before the current crisis. Malaysia was popular with investors because of its palm oil and other commodities. Singapore on the other hand was known for its off-share banking, trading hub, strong economy, etc. After touching historic highs Singapore and Malaysian funds fell hard in line with …

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